The Sydney Opera House hosts more than 1,500 shows each year in its various performance halls, drawing a total attendance of approximately 1.2 million people. While the buildings famous “shell” design appears uniformly white from a distance, it actually features a subtle chevron pattern composed of tiles in two colors: glossy white and matte cream.

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11/19/2015

Santosh Park / Uttam Nagar

Delhi, India

28.614656310°, 77.057758078°

Delhi, India contains approximately 16 million residents. The neighborhoods of Santosh Park and Uttam Nagar, both pictured here, contain some of the city’s most built-up and densely populated land.

The Diavik Diamond Mine is located on the Lac de Gras lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada, 120 miles (193km) south of the Arctic Circle. The mine produces approximately 7.5 million carats of diamonds each year. In standard weight, that’s an annual output of 1500 kilograms or 3,300 pounds. In this Overview, the most distinguishable areas of the facility are its two primary open pits, waste ponds, processing facilities, and an airstrip capable of landing aircraft as large as 737s and C-130s.

Rotonda West is an unincorporated community in Florida, USA that is shaped like an incomplete wagon wheel. A freshwater canal system surrounds the outside of the wheel and travels inside each of the pie-shaped wedges to form the subdivisions of the development. The wheel was not fully completed because the undeveloped area is a wetland is a habitat for a number of animals such as alligators, bald eagles, and great blue herons.

It's been quite a troubling few days of news. I would like to send my support to the people of Beirut who suffered two vicious suicide attacks on Thursday. Following this event and the atrocities in Paris, let's hope that as few people as possible, no matter where they are in the world, suffer from this rampant violence in the future. May the week ahead be brighter and safer for all of us.

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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." - Martin Luther King Jr.

My thoughts are with the people of Paris today. The purpose of this project from its very beginning was to inspire new perspectives that would help us better understand why we need to take care of our planet, but also take care of each other. The massacre that took place yesterday was tragic and gruesome; President Obama rightfully called it “an attack on all of humanity and the universal values we share." I am in no position to say how we can stop the violence that plagues our world, but I am optimistic that by coming together after such a tragedy, we move closer to realizing we are indeed one species that must see beyond the borders, cultures, beliefs, religions, ethnicities, and whatever else currently separates us so that we can work together to create a safer, healthier planet.

11/12/2015

Oil field service ships

Labuan, Malaysia

5.263871492°, 115.257723686°

Oil field service ships sit at anchor outside of Labuan, a territory of Malaysia that is located off the coast of Borneo. In addition to being an offshore financial center, Labuan is an offshore support hub for deepwater oil and gas activities in the region. The economy of Labuan is heavily dependent on its fossil fuel resources, which account for 65% of its exports.

Schönbrunn Palace is a 1,441 room complex that sits upon 435 acres of spectacular gardens in Vienna, Austria. It was here that Mozart gave his first concert to the royal family when he was only six years old.

11/10/2015

Cattle feedlot

Summerfield, Texas, USA

34.715427913°, -102.507400464°

Cattle are visible at a feedlot in Summerfield, Texas, USA. Once the animals reach a weight of 650 pounds, they are moved to these facilities and placed on a strict diet of specialized animal feed. Over the next three to four months, the cows gain up to 400 more pounds before they are shipped off to slaughter. The lagoon seen at the top of this feedlot gets is glowing color from a high concentration of manure and chemicals.